Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-15 | Page 32 | Russians Shot down by German Soldiers

Russians Shot Down Down- aBy By German Soldiers Soldier London Sept 14 H tho the former former for tor- mer Baltic province of ot Russia now I I dominated by the Germans Is another I Belgium asserts Prof Proto Antonious Pup an diplomatic representative In this country he declares are maintaining a resolute struggle against pan-Germanic pan plans to unite with Germany Germony and ond standing firm In defense of ot Independence Inde Indo Summarizing Information from what hal he described as ns his hla unhappy country Professor ProCessor Pup said The position In Is Intolerable able Arbitrary rule rulo Is the order of I Ithe the day la Press iress of ot all nn the tho parties has been crushed All political life Bre Is suppressed all nil meetings for tor- bidden en lan 1 Many of the politicians and ordinary citizens are arc arrested and arid shot I Tho The German barons and tho the pan pan-Ger- are aro ruling tho the country Democratic government nelt-government has haR been dissolved In place of It Jt ne new German German Ger Ger- man bodies hollies are arc created German language lang Is the official one It Is compulsorily Introduced In schools I Russian Is absolutely absolute forbidden a as also correspondence in Of or the town Councils those In wh which Ich the ma- ma levity before belore the tho revolution was German German German Ger Ger- man have been restored In Reval TIc aGerman u a German town council and mayor have been nominated ll and the they sent an Unauthorized unauthorized unauthorized un un- authorized telegram to Berlin In the tho name namo of the population The troops have haYe been broken up The post does docs not work worle Every Even sort ort of passenger sen er traffic has haa been curtailed There are no law courts Crime Crimo Is Increasing especially on account of the general lack of or work The German barons have received the tho monopoly of ot Judicature u aVid d censorship The factories aro are shut Rhut All private en enterprise enterprise enterprise en- en Is paralyzed Tho The banks re refuse ro- ro fuse to make payments ln ha having no mone money In tho the rural districts the authorities who were wera in n the tho office v. v he be fore the revolution havo have been r tor People out of ot work turn their to the countryside where step X Is Impossible to get land because th landowners are aro waiting g for tor the air mans man to buy up land at a high rl prig for for tor colonizing Supplies of ot provisions provision scanty as they are are rapidly ing ng less There arc aro no Imports Imports- grow crow WM nee Is growing from day lay to day are arc very harsh In Reval neval th have havo been instances of school r being carried home lou through gh hun hunger r. r Tho The Esth edu cate dated peoples are aro also out I of ot wort l because all aU tho the places arc are filled wit Germans All classes casses of ot the arc are In absolute despondency The Germans treat trent t the he a a as enemies in conquered land whit I really they are In the tho country only the policing force torce 7 J a What will tho the imperial 1 sa say y to this What vm brill th reichstag say W Where hero hero Is hi the rights right the tho people to self tion which was t guaranteed by th I peace pence peace trea treaty ty 7 Tho The ask 1 i iI vain J I 1